Now, the item in front of you allows HISD to expand TFA rolls by as much as 150% next year.

TFA is just one of many paths that funnel Alternatively Certified Teachers into HISD classrooms. But Alternatively Certified Teachers aren’t deployed equally around this district. Schools in Districts 2, 4, 8 and 9 as a group have a ratio of Alternatively Certified Teachers to students that is 75% higher than schools in the rest of the district.

One of those alums received from what we can tell is the largest single donation ever to an HISD school board member—$30,000—certainly the largest to any sitting trustee. I hope this donation doesn’t affect her decision on whether TFA is the right choice for Houston kids.

To the rest of the trustees, you need to ask yourself...

Why HISD is relying more and more on Alternative Certifications to staff its classrooms?

Is this staffing model is equitable to all kids?

And is the item in front of you which allows the district to grow TFA teacher by as much as 150% next year taking the district in the right direction?